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Cetacea (cetaceans)

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Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Scientific Name Cetacea
Taxonomic Rank Order
Original Description Brisson, 1762
Scientific Synonyms (since 1950)
Common Name
cetaceans
All Common Names English: cetaceans, marine mammals, porpoises, whales, dolphins
French: marsouins, dauphins, mammfères marins, cétacés, baleines
Portuguese: cetáceo, golfinho, baleia
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
Taxonomic Children Suborder: Mysticeti
Suborder: Odontoceti
Taxonomic # 180403
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Map of OBIS-SEAMAP Data Points

Existing observations across multiple datasets within OBIS-SEAMAP are indicated with red points.
Species distributions (pink background polygon if present) were digitized by Kristin Kaschner as part of the Sea Around Us Project predominantly from Jefferson et al (1993).

Reference
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood, and M.A. Webber. 1993. FAO species identification guide. Marine mammals of the world. Rome, FAO. 1993.320. p. 587 figs.

Relevant OBIS-SEAMAP Datasets (# sets: 124)
Aerial Surveys of Marine Birds and Mammals in Support of Oil Spill Response and Injury Assessment
Alnitak Cetaceans and sea turtles surveys off Southern Spain
Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation On-transect Sightings
Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation Opportunistic Sightings
Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation Strandings
BLM Cetacean and Turtle Assessment Program (CETAP) AIR Sightings
BLM Cetacean and Turtle Assessment Program (CETAP) OPP Sightings
BLM Cetacean and Turtle Assessment Program (CETAP) SHIP Sightings
European Seabirds at Sea - Trip 9408HE (Trial)
Harbor Porpoise Survey 1991 (AJ91-02)
Harbor Porpoise Survey 1992 (AJ92-01)
Indian Ocean Marine Bird and Mammal Survey, 2003
Joint Deepwater Systematics and Marine Mammal Survey
Marine Mammal Abundance Survey - Leg 1
Marine Mammal Survey PE 95-02
MMS Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Mammals, Oregon and Washington
MMS Central/Northern California High-altitude mammals
MMS Central/Northern California Low-altitude birds and mammals
MMS High Altitude Survey for Mammals, Southern California
MMS Low Altitude Survey for Mammals, Southern California
MMS Oregon/Washington Marine Mammal Surveys
MMS Seabird Ecology Study
MMS Ship Transect Survey for Mammals and Seabirds, Southern California Bight
MMS Surveys in the Southern California Bight
NEFSC 1995 AJ9501 (Part I)
NEFSC Aerial Circle-Back Abundance Survey 2004
NEFSC Aerial Survey - Experimental 2002
NEFSC Aerial Survey - Summer 1995
NEFSC Aerial Survey - Summer 1998
NEFSC aj9902
NEFSC Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Abundance Survey 2004
NEFSC Survey 1991
NEFSC Survey 1997
NEFSC Survey 1998 1
NEFSC Survey 1998 2
NMML 1999 Bering Sea Shelf Cetacean Survey
NMML 2000 Bering Sea Shelf Cetacean Survey
NMML Harbor Porpoise Aerial Survey, Alaska Peninsula, Replicate 1, 1992
NMML Harbor Porpoise Aerial Survey, Alaska Peninsula, Replicate 2, 1992
NMML Harbor Porpoise Aerial Survey, Bristol Bay, Replicate 3, 1991
NMML Harbor Porpoise Aerial Survey, Cook Inlet, 1991
NMML Harbor porpoise Aerial Survey, Kodiak Island, Replicate 1, 1992
NMML Harbor Porpoise Aerial Survey, Kodiak Island, Replicate 2, 1992
NMML Harbor Porpoise Aerial Survey, Kodiak Island, Replicate 3, 1992
NMML Harbor Porpoise Aerial Survey, SE Alaska, 1991
NMML Harbor Porpoise Aerial Survey, SE Alaska, Replicate 1, 1993
NMML Harbor Porpoise Aerial Survey, SE Alaska, Replicate 2, 1993
NMML Harbor Porpoise Aerial Survey, SE Alaska, Replicate 3, 1993
NMML Harbor Porpoise Vessel Survey, SE Alaska, Fall 1991
NMML Harbor Porpoise Vessel Survey, SE Alaska, Fall 1992
NMML Harbor Porpoise Vessel Survey, SE Alaska, Fall 1993
NMML Harbor Porpoise Vessel Survey, SE Alaska, Spring 1991
NMML Harbor Porpoise Vessel Survey, SE Alaska, Spring 1992
NMML Harbor Porpoise Vessel Survey, SE Alaska, Spring 1993
NMML Harbor Porpoise Vessel Survey, SE Alaska, Summer 1991
NMML Harbor Porpoise Vessel Survey, SE Alaska, Summer 1992
NMML Harbor Porpoise Vessel Survey, SE Alaska, Summer 1993
NMML Killer Whale Vessel Survey, Alaska Peninsula, 1992
NMML Killer Whale Vessel Survey, Alaska Peninsula 1993
NMML Killer Whale Vessel Survey, Bering Sea, 1992
NMML Killer Whale Vessel Survey, Bering Sea, 1993
NMML Killer Whale Vessel Survey, Kodiak Island, 1993
NMML Killer Whale Vessel Suvey, Kodiak Island, 1992
NMML Small Cetacean (coastal) Aerial Survey 1997, Gulf of Alaska
NMML Small Cetacean (coastal) Aerial Survey 1998, Gulf of Alaska
NMML Small Cetacean (coastal) Aerial Survey 1999, Gulf of Alaska
NOAA Atlantic Cetacean Survey 1992; Sightings
NOAA Atlantic Cetacean Survey 1999; Sightings
NOAA Caribbean Sea Cetacean Survey 1995; Sightings
NOAA Eastern Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Survey 1994; Sightings
NOAA Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Survey 1992; Sightings
NOAA Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Survey 1993 (S); Sightings
NOAA Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Survey 1993 (W); Sightings
NOAA Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Survey 1994; Sightings
NOAA Mid Atlantic Tursiops Surveys 1995 (1); Sightings
NOAA Mid Atlantic Tursiops Surveys 1995 (2); Sightings
NOAA Mid Atlantic Tursiops Surveys 1995 (3); Sightings
NOAA Northern Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 1998; Sightings
NOAA Northern Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Survey 2000; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 1996; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 1997; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 1999; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 2000; Sightings
NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 2001; Sightings
NOAA Southeast Cetacean Aerial Survey 1992; Sightings
NOAA Southeast Cetacean Aerial Survey 1995; Sightings
PIROP Northwest Atlantic
Sargasso cruise 2005 - cetacean sightings
SEFSC Atlantic surveys, 1998 (3)
SEFSC Caribbean Survey 2000 (6)
SEFSC Gomex Shelf 2001 (14)
SMRU Small Cetacean Abundance in the North Sea (SCANS), 1994
Summer 2004 and Winter 2005 Cape Hatteras
Summer Marine Mammal Survey 1995 (AJ-95-01 Part II)
SWFSC Cetacean Acoustic Detection and Dive Interval Studies (1601)
SWFSC Cetacean Sightings during a Marine Mammal Survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1468)
SWFSC Cetacean Sightings during a Marine Mammal Survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1508)
SWFSC Cetacean Sightings during a Marine Mammal Survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1509)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1467)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the California Coast (1426)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1080)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1081)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1164)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1165)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1267)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1268)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1369)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (1370)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (989)
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (990)
SWFSC Oregon, California and Washington Line-Transect Experiment (Orcawale) (1604)
SWFSC Oregon, California and Washington Line-Transect Experiment (Orcawale) (1605)
UK Royal Navy Marine Mammal Observations
UNCW Aerial Surveys for monitoring of proposed Oslow Bay USWTR site - Right side -
WADFW Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program Summer 92
WADFW Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program Summer 93
WADFW Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program Summer 95
WADFW Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program Winter 00
WADFW Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program Winter 01
WADFW Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program Winter 02
WADFW Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program Winter 03
WADFW Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program Winter 04
WADFW Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program Winter 95
WADFW Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program Winter 96

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